Russia, IAEA hope to make progress on Zaporizhzhia nuclear safety zone

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, including its Units No. 5 and 6, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside the city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region. November 24, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russia and the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Thursday said they hoped to make progress on creating a safety zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has come under repeated shelling over the past months.

Alexei Likhachev, head of state nuclear firm Rosatom, and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi made the comments after meeting in Moscow.